TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Aurora

Aurora Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
12-4-0
Verified Games
16
Avg Goal
Diff
3.44
+
Strength
of Sched
8.71
=
Rating
12.14

Game History

16 Games
Apr 29 2026
VS Lake Forest
L
11 - 12
1
Apr 22 2026
VS Benedictine (IL)
W
19 - 11
+8 *
Apr 18 2026
VS Marian (WI)
W
21 - 1
+20 *
Apr 15 2026
@ Lake Forest
W
16 - 10
+6
Apr 10 2026
@ Lawrence
W
18 - 6
+12 *
Apr 08 2026
VS Illinois Tech
W
22 - 4
+18 *
Apr 04 2026
VS Edgewood
W
26 - 8
+18 *
Apr 01 2026
VS Dubuque
W
24 - 9
+15 *
Mar 28 2026
@ Beloit
W
24 - 0
+24 *
Mar 25 2026
@ Cornell College
W
21 - 2
+19 *
Mar 21 2026
VS MSOE
W
21 - 5
+16 *
Mar 18 2026
@ Concordia Wisconsin
W
11 - 9
+2
Mar 11 2026
@ Immaculata
L
10 - 13
3
Feb 28 2026
@ Elmhurst
L
4 - 15
11 *
Feb 21 2026
@ Ill. Wesleyan
W
15 - 14
+1
Feb 15 2026
VS Colorado Col.
L
11 - 17
6
* For ranking purposes, the goal differential is capped at +/- 7.

How the Rankings Work

The Formula: Rating = AGD + SCHED

1. Average Goal Differential (AGD)

This measures how well a team performs on the field. It is the average margin of victory across all verified games.

  • The Cap: To discourage running up the score, the maximum credit for any win is 7 goals. Winning by 20 counts the same as winning by 7.

2. Strength of Schedule (SCHED)

This measures the quality of a team's opponents. Beating a top-ranked team is worth more than beating a lower-ranked one.

  • Iterative Math: We run the math 15 times in a loop. In the first pass, everyone is equal. In the second pass, we see who beat who. By the 15th pass, the system knows exactly how strong every opponent is.
  • The Logic: If you play a team with a Rating of 10.0, your "Schedule Score" for that game is 10.0, regardless of whether you win or lose.
Why this matters: A team that wins every game by 10 goals against weak competition might have a lower rating than a team that loses close games to the best teams in the country.